Chicken was the most favorite dishes in Indonesia even the world, and each region has its own characteristics in cooking chicken. Chicken is a food ingredient that can be processed with different variations --- baked, fried, or steamed --- but will not reduce pleasures. Like one of Aceh culinary, namely “AYAM TANGKAP” (Chicken Catch).
This is a typical menu of the region of Aceh, in the form of fried chicken served with leaves. It was said that the habit of eating Chicken Capture has become a culture of the Acehnese. If you are on vacation to the Veranda of Mecca (Aceh), hence there are lots of Restaurant famous enough to be cooking this one. But arguably, that the cuisine is still less popular and somewhat difficult to find the seller when compared with, for example : pop fried chicken or fried chicken seasoning.
How to make it quite easy, with a few basic ingredients and accompanied with natural ingredients that make this dish even more special. First, flavored chicken before frying (you can just by soaking it in spice, or by boiling briefly with spices).
According to the story, first inventor of this recipe should catch the chicken first before processed --- because the process that unique, that make called Ayam Tangkap. This dish much better if using chicken that cut into small size, so the marinade to seep up into the meat.
Ayam Tangkap appearance is not attractive at first glance, because presented with the dried leaves are eaten with chicken. The delicious fried chicken, wrapped in the scent of various spices foliage that give effect distinctive and delicious flavor. Make no mistake despite the irregular shape, but this Ayam Tangkap are felt marinade making it suitable if used as a side dish when eating rice.
I think it would be nice if to used as a menu when celebrate #THANKSGIVING or #CHRISTMAS…